Blind Industries And Services Of Maryland

Baltimore, MD Doing business as Blind Industries & Services Of Maryland Bism HQ

UEI
N3AMMCJ62F65
CAGE
3A064
Primary NAICS
315990 Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing
SAM.gov registration
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Company facts

Self-certified in SAM.gov
  • AbilityOne Non Profit Agency
  • Non-Profit Organization
  • Manufacturer of Goods
Entity structure
Corporate Entity (Tax Exempt)
NAICS codes registered in SAM.gov
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Corporate family
SAM.gov registration date
Physical address
3345 Washington Blvd, Baltimore, MD 21227, USA
Website
bism.org
Founded
1908
Employees
251-1K
Estimated annual revenue
$50M-$100M
Industry
  1. Consumer Discretionary
  2. Consumer Services
  3. Diversified Consumer Services
  4. Education Services
SIC code
83 Social Services
Profiles

Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .

Recent federal awards

Blind Industries And Services Of Maryland's 5 most recent federal contract and grant awards, newest first. Amounts are dollars obligated.
Award Agency Obligated Awarded
Binder, view white 1 1/2 Contract · 47QSCC26F79MF Federal Acquisition Service $44
Tape,PKG,w/disp,22.2YDS,CL Contract · 47QSCC26F79MB Federal Acquisition Service $90
Portfolio,DBL PKT,LBE Contract · 47QSCC26F79ME Federal Acquisition Service $16
Record book green,5 x 8 Contract · 47QSCC26F79MH Federal Acquisition Service $102
Glue,GEL,control,no-drip Contract · 47QSCC26F79LX Federal Acquisition Service $49

About Blind Industries And Services Of Maryland

Written by GovTribe AI ·

Blind Industries & Services Of Maryland, an AbilityOne nonprofit agency headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, manufactures and supplies goods to federal agencies as a prime contractor (100% of recent awards) while serving as a recipient on federal rehabilitation grants. BISM operates as a tax-exempt nonprofit organization providing employment to individuals who are blind or visually impaired. The vendor competes entirely on full-and-open contracting — no set-asides are used across its footprint.

BISM's federal work splits sharply between two distinct streams: a massive volume of small office-supply transactions through GSA's 4th Party Logistics BPA and a smaller but far more valuable portfolio of manufacturing and supply contracts with the Department of Justice and Defense Logistics Agency. The largest customer by award count is the GSA Federal Acquisition Service (22,474 awards, $5.3 million combined potential value), driven almost entirely by individual BPA calls for paper, office supplies, writing instruments, batteries, cleaning products, and similar items — orders typically in the single digits to hundreds of dollars per call. The vendor's real revenue concentration sits with the Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons Central Office (331 awards, $1.1 billion combined potential value), which funds pre-cut kits and manufactured components supplied to UNICOR facilities. Three recent delivery orders exemplify this stream: a $802,765 order from Federal Correctional Institution Manchester on July 13, 2026, for pre-cut kits to supply Defense Logistics Agency programs with ultimate completion November 12, 2026; a $788,619 order from Federal Correctional Institution Seagoville on June 16, 2026, for similar kits completing July 14, 2026; and a $314,499 order from Seagoville also on July 9, 2026, completing December 8, 2026. The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support divisions rank second and third by dollar value: Troop Support Construction and Equipment (88 awards, $523.8 million) and Troop Support Clothing and Textiles (136 awards, $317.8 million combined potential value). BISM holds a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract with DLA Troop Support Clothing and Textiles valued at $23.2 million through December 13, 2029, from which delivery orders have ranged from roughly $12,000 to $56,000.

BISM's capability portfolio centers on cut-and-sew apparel manufacturing and textile component production — the top NAICS category by far is Office Supplies and Stationery Stores (22,379 awards), but the second and third categories are All Other Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing (687 awards) and Cut and Sew Apparel Contractors (474 awards). Beyond office supplies, the vendor manufactures specialized pre-cut kits, first aid components, storage solutions, and electrical equipment. Place of performance across all awards is Halethorpe, Maryland.

Activity has remained relatively flat across the past five years — averaging roughly 2,900 awards annually from 2022 through 2026, though 2026 is only partially captured. Combined potential value across all awards stands at $2.4 billion, with only 29% obligated to date; combined dollars obligated total $696.3 million. Twenty-eight awards (combined potential value $20.5 million) face completion within the next twenty-four months and therefore present recompete opportunity. BISM's largest parent vehicle by task-order volume is the GSA BPA GS23FGA020 (22,376 task orders), which is primarily responsible for the high award-count volume; by contract value, the top vehicles are Indefinite Delivery Contracts with DOJ (DJU4600003954, 669 task orders, $130.8 million; DJU4600004754, 318 task orders, $71.3 million) and DLA (1PIC419399, 771 task orders, $150.7 million).

BISM received a grant sub-award from the Maryland Department of Education on February 9, 2026, to provide comprehensive rehabilitation training for blind youth, including job exploration counseling, workplace readiness, and postsecondary education planning.

Quick answers

What is Blind Industries And Services Of Maryland's UEI?

Blind Industries And Services Of Maryland's Unique Entity ID (UEI) in SAM.gov is N3AMMCJ62F65.

What is Blind Industries And Services Of Maryland's CAGE code?

Blind Industries And Services Of Maryland's CAGE code is 3A064.

What is Blind Industries And Services Of Maryland's primary NAICS code?

Blind Industries And Services Of Maryland's primary NAICS code is 315990 (Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing).

Where is Blind Industries And Services Of Maryland located?

Blind Industries And Services Of Maryland's physical address in SAM.gov is 3345 Washington Blvd, Baltimore, MD 21227, USA.

Is Blind Industries And Services Of Maryland registered in SAM.gov?

Yes. Blind Industries And Services Of Maryland's SAM.gov registration is active through May 19, 2027.

What is Blind Industries And Services Of Maryland's most recent federal award?

Blind Industries And Services Of Maryland's most recent federal contract award is Binder, view white 1 1/2 (47QSCC26F79MF), from Federal Acquisition Service, on September 28, 2026.

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